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The soundtrack was released on April 14, 1978, two months ahead of the film's release. [1] As with most musicals of the period, the vocal takes recorded for the album release–and in some cases the instrumental background as well–do not lock to picture but were recorded during entirely different soundtrack sessions often months prior or subsequent to the performances used for lip sync in ...
"Grease" became a number-one single in the United States in 1978 and also reached number forty on the R&B charts in the same year. [14] [15] Later in 1978, Valli released a follow-up album, the title of which, Frankie Valli... Is the Word, echoes the "grease is the word" lyric contained in the chorus of "Grease". [16]
The Beatles – The Beatles (the "White Album") (Parlophone UK album, 1968) – Ringo Starr's personal copy (No. 0000001) was sold for $790,000 in December 2015, according to Rolling Stone. This is the highest price ever paid for an album that has been commercially released.
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With singles releases from the Grease soundtrack album ("You're the One That I Want", and the title track) and another Andy Gibb hit ("Shadow Dancing"), RSO logged a further 10 weeks at the number 1 position, giving the label a record nine in one calendar year. This feat remains unduplicated by any record label to date.
It was written and produced by John Farrar, and released in 1978 by RSO Records as the second single from Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture. The song is one of the best-selling singles in history to date, having sold over 4 million copies in the United States and the United Kingdom alone, with estimates of more than 15 ...
Timeline of the highest-selling album record Year record set Artist Album Record-setting sales (millions) Total sales (millions) Ref(s) 1945 Various Artists Oklahoma! (78 rpm album) 0.5 1.0 [218] [219] After 1946 Al Jolson: The Jolson Story: 1 [220] 1956 Various Artists Oklahoma! (LP album) 1.75 2.5 [221] 1956/1957 Various Artists My Fair Lady: 2 5
Yeah, 100%. I miss it and I miss doing live productions. "Grease" felt great being in that live vibe again. As an artist, doing live shows is my favorite part of what I do. I love creating the ...